ETEC 5303 Learning With Computers in the K - 12 Classroom

ISTE Standards Students

1) Creativity and innovation

Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge and develop innovative products and processes using technology.

b) Create original works as a means of personal or group expression

4) Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making

Students use crucial thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources.

d) Use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions

5) Digital Citizenship

Students understand human, cultural, and societal issues related to technology and practice legal and ethical behavior.

a) Advocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology

b) Exhibit a positive attitude toward using technology that supports collaboration, learning, and productivity.

6) Technology Operations and Concepts

Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology concepts, systems, and operations.

b) Select and use applications effectively and productively

ISTE Standards – Teachers

1) Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments.

a) Promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness

2) Design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments

Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to maximize content learning in context and to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the Standards.

a) Design or adapt learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity

b) Develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress.

c) Customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using digital tools and resources

d) Provide students with multiple and varied formative and summative assessments aligned with content and technology standards, and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching.

3) Model Digital Age Work and Learning

Teachers exhibit knowledge, skills, and work processes representative of an innovative professional in a global and digital society.

b) Collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation.

c) Communicate relevant information and ideas effectively to students, parents, and peers using a variety of digital age media and formats 

4) Promote and model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility

Teachers understand local and global societal issues and responsibilities in an evolving digital culture and exhibit legal and ethical behavior in their professional practices.

a) Advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources

b) Address the diverse needs of all learners by using learner-centered strategies providing equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources.

c)Promote and model digital etiquette and responsible social interactions related to the use of technology and information

d) Develop and model cultural understanding and global awareness by engaging with colleagues and students of other cultures using digital age communication and collaboration tools.

5) Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

           Teacher continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional

community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources.

a) Participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning.

ISTE Standards – Administrators

1) Visionary Leadership

Educational Administrators inspire and lead development and implementation of a shared vision for comprehensive integration of technology to promote excellence and support transformation throughout the organization.

a) Inspire and facilitate among all stakeholders a shared vision of purposeful change that maximizes use of digital-age resources to meet and exceed learning goals, support effective instructional practice, and maximize performance of district and school leaders.

b)Engage in an ongoing process to develop, implement, and communicate technology-infused strategic plans aligned with a shared vision.

2) Digital Age Learning Culture

Educational Administrators create, promote, and sustain a dynamic, digital-age learning culture that provides a rigorous, relevant, and engaging education for all students.

d)Ensure effective practice in the study of technology and its infusion across the curriculum

5) Digital Citizenship

Educational Administrators model and facilitate understanding of social, ethical, and legal issues and responsibilities related to an evolving digital culture.

a) Ensure equitable access to appropriate digital tools and resources to meet the needs of all learner